Allison Au is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. She has been nominated twice for a

Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

for best jazz album, winning once.

Career

Au was born to a Chinese father and a Jewish mother; her maternal grandmother is a Holocaust survivor. Au grew up in Toronto listening to her father's diverse record collection. She started classical piano lessons at age six and started playing the

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

in elementary school at Grade 7. She graduated from Humber College's music program. She formed the Allison Au quartet in 2009.

Discography

* ''The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey'' (2013) * ''Forest Grove'' (2016) * ''Wander Wonder'' (2018)

Awards

* 2013 Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album (nominated) * 2016 Juno Award for Best Group Jazz Album

References

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